Hunkered down in our Moldy Basement we rarely pay attention to falling inter-gallactic debris, especially when it lands in Siberia. But this morning was different, when a large meteor came hurtling through earth’s atmosphere and spilled hundreds of tumblers filled with vodka in the Russian hinterlands.

That’s the only thing that could keep us from engaging with our guest, NY Times Best Selling author, and octopus wrangler, Michael Gruber – that’s Dr. Gruber to you. Stephen King says Gruber’s book, The Good Son, is his favorite of 2012, But equally as interesting is hearing about a book that never made it, the heartbreak involved in that. God, someone get me a glass of vodka.